Clearly trying to step up to an exciting lineup, Cannes has chosen a mix of proven auteurs, women and rookies for the Official Selection, which is still a work in progress. But docs and animation are still on the sidelines. And many big names are missing in action.

After making his name with string of action flicks and fantasy adventures—"Transporter 2," "The Incredible Hulk" and this summer's surprise hit "Now You See Me"—Louis Leterrier is going to try something a little bit different: comedy. The director has signed on to helm Sacha Baron Cohen in the spy s...

Why is this pope hiding in the bushes? The first comic
conceit in Nanni Moretti's delightful and touching 2011 film We Have A Pope (Habemus
Papam) is that no one wants to be
pope, especially the guy who is elected, Cardinal Melville -- played by the
extraordinary Michel Piccoli. There is
no ti...

When it comes to films about the church, I’m partial to nun films ("The Nun’s Story," "The Sound of Music," "The Trouble With Angels," "Therese," "Black Narcissus") than pope movies, because the pontiff is usually a distant authoritarian rather than a fleshed-out character.